Greens with peanut sauce, Japanese style

Many green veggies are suitable for this dish.  The original recipe uses Watercress, but I used Broccolini.  Green French beans, Asparagus or even Spinach would work well.  Again it can be served as part of a Japanese meal or as a side to any dish.

2 small bunches of Broccolini,  or about 500 g of preferred green vegetable.
Steam in Varoma until tender.  With the Broccolini,  I first started with the stalks and added the green tips for the last 10 minutes.
While greens are steaming,  mix in a large bowl,
4 tablespoons of Crunchy Peanut Butter
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons Mirin

Tip hot veggies over the sauce and fold in with spoon until well coated.

Notes
This reheats well in the Microwave
Makes a nice meal with sushi  rice.

Pumpkin, Japanese style

Japanese vegetarian recipes, pumpkin with sweet glaze and sesame seeds

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Over the next few days I will post several Japanese inspired recipes,  that I served as part of a Bento Box lunch
The first is very simple and can be part of a Bento Box lunch or served as an interesting side with any meal. It is cooked in the Varoma and can be finished off in a frying pan. 

300 to 500g of peeled , deseeded butternut pumpkin. Cut into 2 cm cubes.
60 g of any sugar, ( white, brown , raw)
1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, ( if not available use 1/2 dark or mushroom soy and thin with white wine or rice vinegar )
1/2 cup of water

Place all , except sesames ,in heat proof dish that will fit into Varoma. 
Place 2 bamboo skewers under dish in Varoma to allow steam to circulate.
Pour 1 1/2 liters of boiling water into bowl and steam for 20/30 minutes. Stir 1/2 way through.
Test pumpkin with skewer to see that it is just cooked.

At this point,  tip into frying pan and boil rapidly to evaporate most of the liquid.  Serve
OR
Store and reheat by evaporating liquid as above.

Sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds. 

Turkey, some foodie ideas. Non TMX

 Carrot and Zucchini with Yoghurt, well sampled.!!!


Baked mushrooms.
Cut stems of flush with caps.
Coat with olive oil and a little fresh thyme.
Pack tightly into a baking dish.
Roast in hot oven for 20 minutes.
The mushrooms will shrink and intensify the flavor.
Can be served as part of a meal or as a canape.

At a service station we were served Goat  Yoghurt drizzled with local honey and sprinkled with poppy seeds.

At the Raikia  Resturant on top of the Marmara Hotel
Ribbons of Zucchini and carrot,  salted.  Drained.  Served with thick yoghurt with dill added. A slick of chilli infused olive oil was added around the dish.
One medium carrot and one medium Zucchini is enough for 2 serves.

Turkish Bread , Dinner Rolls

These rolls were served with a meal I enjoyed in Istanbul.    The recipe is the same as my 'Turkish Pide, garlic Flavored". The shaping is different and the size is suitable to serve with soup, (the larger 10cm. ones), or the smaller ones as Dinner rolls.  (7cm.)
Because the dough is sticky,  it is easy to handle if kneaded in the TMX.


For the dough.

7g. instant yeast
350 mls. warm milk
450 gs. Bread flour
1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar. (I used bread mix so didn't add these.)
1 Tablespoon of good olive oil.

For the topping.

6 cloves of garlic
1/2 cup of olive oil
Zap in TMX to make an oily paste. This can be done in bowl when dough is resting for 15 mins.

Set oven at 230C, place dish of water in bottom of oven.

Mix all dough ingredients together in TMX and knead for 5 mins.
Leave in bowl and set in warm place to double. I will fill the bowl.
Will take about 30 mins.
Place bowl back on TMX and knead for 2 mins.
Turn out on to lightly floured silmat. It is very sticky and floured hands necessary.
Knead lightly and divide into 2 balls. leave on bench for 15 mins. covered with damp towel.
Prepare oven sheet with non stick mat.
Take one ball of dough and stretch as long as possible. ( you are going to cut 9 x 10 cm. discs)
Place on lined tray and mark each disc with 2 marks each way.  (look at photo)
brush with garlic oil, or plain olive oil,  spray with water and let rise for 15 minutes,  in a warm place.
While they are rising, stretch the other piece of dough and then cut 15 x 7 cm. discs.
Place on lined baking tray, brush with oil and let rise.
Bake large rolls for 15 mins or until they are slightly brown around edges.
Bake small rolls for 10 and until brown around edges.
Brush with Garlic oil again or spray with olive oil when out of oven.
Note.
I tend to under cook slightly as they will be reheated .
Can be frozen and reheated.
Can be filled with salad or served with dips.

Liquorice Ice Cream

This couldn't be simpler or nicer.

need
600 mls. thickened cream
250 mls milk
3/4 cup raw caster sugar.
good splash of Vanilla
100 mls of Liquorice Liqueur
a generous handfull of soft eating Liquorice cut into 1 cm slices.

Measure all ingredients into TMX bowl .EXCEPT SLICED LIQUORICE,   and mix, speed 5 for 30 seconds.
Tip into Ice Cream machine and process until nearly set.
Add sliced Liquorice and churn for a further minute.
Pour into dish and freeze.
Notes
This mix will not set hard because of the Liqueur
Can add liquid Chocolate after sliced liquorice and then have "Chocolate Bullet " Ice Cream

Swedish Crispbread

These are delicious, easy to make and will keep,  if you don't eat them all.  This recipe makes 12 round disks.  Very easy to make in the TMX.  This recipe was adapted from ' Green Kitchen'.

Need.

250 mls of warm water
140 mls of cultured buttermilk, ( or 1/2 plain yoghurt and 1/2 milk)
3 teaspoons of dried yeast
1 tablespoons of cumin seeds
250 grams of whole grain rye flour
250 whole grain Spelt flour, plus extra to add as necessary and for rolling out.
2 teaspoons of salt

For topping
40 grams linseed,( flaxseeds)
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon of cumin seeds

 Do
Set oven at 200 o C

Place all ingredients into TMX bowl, ( except topping ) and knead for 4 minutes.
Add additional spelt flour to make a just sticky dough. ( I added 2 tablespoons )
Turn out on to silmat and make 12 small balls
Place in large plastic bag and rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Lightly dust silmat and roll one ball at a time, to a very thin disk .
Sprinkle with the topping and roll this in.
Place onto oven tray , prick with a fork all over disk,  and bake until dry and crisp,  but not dark brown. ( I turned the disks over 1/2 way through. )
Place on wire rack to cool completely.
Store in air tight container. I used a large zip plastic bag.

This is traditionally eaten with cheese, cucumber and black pepper.

Quick Curried Rice with Egg, Spring Onion and Peas.

This  is adapted from a recipe by Karen Martini .  It can be served as a complete meal or as a side.  As a side it would serve 6 to 8 .  It is similar to a risotto but while the rice and spice are cooked in the TMX bowl,  it is finished off in a dish in the Varoma.
It is a very handy dish to serve to visitors as the finished dish can be taken to the table in the dish it is cooked in.

Need
250g Basmati rice
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
2 teaspoons curry powder
3 eggs
60g melted butter
salt flakes and black pepper
3/4 cup of froxen peas
Juice of 1/2 lemon
4 to 6 spring onions , finely sliced
Crispy fried shallots
1 handful of coriander leaves.
Plain Yoghurt

Do
Weigh rice into TMX bowl
Add curry powder and cumin seeds
Set dial at 5 minutes, heat 90, speed 1 , reverse., 9entle (  this will roast the rice and spices)
Add 650 mls of boiling water to jug.
Cook for 7mins, 100, degrees,  speed gentle. reverse.
Stand in bowl until most of the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked.  ( about 20 mins)
During this time,  set up the Varoma with 2 bamboo skewers under a heat proof dish.
Beat the eggs in a bowl,  melt butter,  measure out the Peas.
When the rice is cooked, tip into dish and pour the egg and butter over the rice.  (don't stir)
Add peas and cover dish with paper towel.  Set Varoma lid in place .
Rinse out bowl and add 1 liter of boiling water to bowl.
Set TMX, 10 mins, speed 3, temp varoma.
Check to see egg is cooked,  sprinkle with lemon juice, top with sliced spring  onion , fried shallots and coriander leaves.
Serve with yoghurt.